When Executive Chef Kamal Silva was appointed to the Fairmont Empress Hotel, one of his very first decisions was to establish honey bee hives in the garden. (You can read more about the arrival of the Queen Bee in May 2011 here)
Fairmont Empress Executive Chef, Kamal Silva, and Director of Food and Beverage, Nathan Pearce
Now, a little over a year later, the bees have produced thousands of pounds of honey, and Chef Silva is incorporating it … [Read more...]

Social Media Club's topic was "Using Social Media to Advance and Promote Your Business" with Scott McDonald, Rocky Mountain Soap Victoria, Rod Phillips, Liquor Plus, and Michael Steveluk, Scooter Underground. Scott, Rod and Michael are pioneers locally in their use of social media to engage with their customers.
image by B_West
Pecha Kucha Night Victoria debuted to a sold out audience at the Victoria Event Centre. Congratulations to … [Read more...]

Building a Brand
In April 2010 I was invited to present at BC Social Media Summit, organized by Rob Cooper as a fundraiser for his participation in The Ride To Conquer Cancer. Here are the slides from my presentation "Building a Brand, Lessons Learned from Twestival Victoria".
Thanks for the opportunity Rob!
Building a Brand … [Read more...]